Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story - Couverture rigide

Davies, Ray

 
9781402778919: Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story
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ISBN 10 : 1402778910 ISBN 13 : 9781402778919
Editeur : Sterling Pub Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks' singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America-its movies and music, its culture of freedom, fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British Invasion, he toured the US with the Kinks during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent history-until the Kinks group was banned from performing there from 1965-69. Many tours and trips later, while living in New Orleans, he experienced a transformative event: the shooting (a result of a botched robbery) that nearly took his life. In Americana, Davies tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspired and frustrated him. From his quintessentially English perspective as a Kink, Davies-with candor, humor, and wit-takes us on a very personal road trip through his life and storied career as a rock star, and reveals what music, fame, and America really mean to him. Some of the most fascinating characters in recent pop culture make appearances, from the famous to the perhaps even-more-interesting behind-the-scenes players. The book also includes a photographic insert with images from Davies's own collection from the band's archive.

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As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks' singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America-its movies and music, its culture of freedom, fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British Invasion, he toured the US with the Kinks during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent history-until the Kinks group was banned from performing there from 1965-69. Many tours and trips later, while living in New Orleans, he experienced a transformative event: the shooting (a result of a botched robbery) that nearly took his life. In Americana, Davies tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspired and frustrated him. From his quintessentially English perspective as a Kink, Davies-with candor, humor, and wit-takes us on a very personal road trip through his life and storied career as a rock star, and reveals what music, fame, and America really mean to him. Some of the most fascinating characters in recent pop culture make appearances, from the famous to the perhaps even-more-interesting behind-the-scenes players. The book also includes a photographic insert with images from Davies's own collection from the band's archive.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Sterling Pub Co Inc
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1402778910
ISBN 13 
9781402778919
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
311
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0753555239 ISBN 13 :  9780753555231
Editeur : Virgin Books, 2013
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